Strap handle holder



April 24, 1945. 4 B- R TH|ELE y 2,374,629.

STRA'P HANDLE HOLDER Filed Nov. 16, 1942 ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 24, 1945UNITEDSTTE s-raAPv HANDLE nomen A peruana n. Thiele, Milwaukee,Wis.,assignor to I E. R. Wagner Manufacturing.Company,fMil `waukee,`Wis.; a corporation of Wisconsin `applicati@Newman-16,194aseriar-Naisane 1 claim..V (c1. isssi ffflhsinventionrelates to animprovement in strap handle holders 'foruse withnsuitcases, traveling bags,` or with boxesorfreceptacles of variousvkinds. z

^ Strap handlesof thetype with which. the holder embodying the I presentinvention is adapted to be used consist of a exible strap of leather,`or other suitable l material; which is provided adjacent its endswith:longitnetlinalrslots.` The holders,` combined the endsothe strap,are attached to the box or receptacle, and have combined guide and stopposts which extend through the slots at manner, with the receptacle andwith the strap.`

In carrying out the present invention each strap handle holder isconstituted of a single piece, shell-like sheet metal stamping, havingintegral prongs for attaching it to the box or recepi tacle, and havingan integral prong combined therewith and constituted to function in amost.

effective manner as a `combined guide and stop post for its end of thestrap. I

` Other objects and advantages reside in certain novel features of theconstruction, arrangement, and combination of `parts which will behereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in theappended claim, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forminga part of this specification, and in which:

Figure 1 is a plan View showing a fragment of a box or receptacleequipped with a strap handle and strap handle holders embodying thepresent invention;

Figure 2 is a view in vertical cross section taken on line 2-2 of Figurel and looking in the direction of the arrows;

Figure 3 is a view in end elevation of one of the strap handle holdersshown in Figures 1 and 2;

Figure 4 is a view partly in side elevation and partly in vertical crosssection showing a modified type of strap handle holder embodyingthe'present invention; and

Figure 5 is 'a view in end elevation looking toward the left hand end ofFigure 4.

` Referring'to thedrawingrthe numeral ||lV designates the fragment ofaboxor receptacle.` A strap handle is combined with the receptacle andconsists of apiece otleather or other flexible material having slotsf I2adjacent its ends. The strap handle holders embodying the presentinventionare designatedigenerally at l5. They are ,of identicalconstruction and one is provided I foreach endofthestraphandle. t

Each strap handle holder I5 comprises a single piece, shell-like sheetmetal stamping, which is formed up so as to include a top wall |-6 and adownwardly extending peripheral wall integral with the side edges of thetop wall and with one end edge thereof, so that the peripheral wallprovides side walls I1 and I8, and an end wall`l9. The end of the holderopposite the end of the wall I9 is open. The closed end of the sheetmetal stamping is provided with a stepped formation 20 to strengthenandstiften` the structure and enhance its ornamental appearance.

The description so far isv applicable to both forms of the invention.Moreover, in both forms of the invention, each holder is prong-attachedto the box or receptacle. The two forms of the invention, however,differ in the arrangement and number of the prongs.

In the form of the invention shown in Figures -l to 3,`inclusive,penetrating prongs 2| and 22 are integrally formed with the lower edgesof the side wlalls IT and I8 adjacent to but spaced from the open end ofthe shell. The lower ends of these prongs 2| and 22 have bifurcatedpointed formations designated `at 2| and 22'., In the assembly theprongs 2| and 22 are driven through the wall of the box or receptacle towhich they are attached and then clenched over, as illustrated in Figure2. In addition to the prongs 2| Iand 22 each holder I5` is provided witha `prong 23 which is formed integral with the edge of the topwall I6 atthe open end of the holder.

The prong 23 has its lower end provided with an inverted V-shaped notchwhich forms two points with vertical outer `edges and throughout itsextent it is of concave-convex formation in horizontal cross section.The double pointed prong 23, upon being inserted in the box orreceptacle (usually made of wood) has a tendency to compress the libresof the wood in the notch, and by reason of the vertical outer edgesprevents the fibres from being spread apart, thereby eliminatingsplitting the wood. The prong is of such length that its lower end isdriven into Y .the material of the box or receptacle but it needstituting the prong 23, and by disposing it Vertically and at the centerof the open end of the holder, it is adapted to function as acombination guide post fand stop since in the assembly it passes throughthe slot l2 at the adjacent end of the strap Il.

In the form of the invention shown in Figures 4 and 5, the prongs 2l and22 are omitted, and the prong formationcorrespondingto the prong 23,butdesignated at 24 in Figures 4 and 5, is made longer so that it may:pass entirely through the wall of the box or receptacle and be clenchedover. In addition to this prong 22, a short locating prong or projection25 is provided on the lower edge of the end wall I9 ofhthe shell-likestem.

Moreover, in both forms of 'the invention, the edges of the top at theopen end of the stamping, and on the opposite sides of the combinationstop and guide post, are upwardly curled, as indicated at 26, so as toprovide smooth'guides alongwhich the strap may slide without danger ofroughing its surface or scung it up.

The concavo-convex or curved cross sectional formation of the prongs 23and 24 better adapt them for coaction with the slotted ends of thestrap. Moreover, this cross section or formation' of' these prongsadapts them to be driven into the wood, or other materia1,` with lessliability of splitting the same. In the form o'f the invention shown inFigure 3, it will be noted that the prongs 2| and 22 are flat in crosssection and that their greater dimension lies parallel to the grain ofthe wood so that they may be readily driven through the Wood withoutsplitting the same.

While I have shown and described several constructions in which theinvention may be advantageously embodied, it is to be understood thattheconstructions shown have been selected merelyfor the purposeofillustration or example, and that various changes in the size, shape,and

" arrangement of the parts may be made without departing from the spiritof the invention or the scope 'of 'the subjoined claim.

rIclaim:.,.

A strap handle holder comprising a shell-like metal stamping having atop wall and oppositely related side walls, 'a flat penetrating prongsubstantially parallel with and formed from each 'of said side walls,and a strap-engaging prong depending from said top wall and positionedbetween `said first-mentioned prongs andsubstantially. inalinementtherewith, said strape engaging prong being of concavo-convexformation in horizontal cross section, the surface of said prongbeingsubstantially transverse to the surfaces of said penetrating prongs, theend of said strap-engaging prong being provided with an invertedV-shaped notch forming two penetrating points with vertical outer edges.

BERTHOLD R. THIELE.

